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Skye Gyngell tells Times2 how she survived heroin addiction - and a spat with Michael Winner - to become one of Britain’s most exciting new chefs

The writer and bon viveur Michael Winner is used to getting his own way. When he doesn’t, he can be quite sensationally rude, using his restaurant review column in The Sunday Times to vent his fury in print.

Thus did Rachel Lewis, the manager of The Petersham Café, incur a sustained attack, over several weeks, after she told Mr Winner that, with regret, she was unable to accommodate his party of eight for Sunday lunch. Ms Lewis was “the rudest restaurant manager” the silver-haired titan had ever come across in his life and should be sacked. At the same time,